Category: Newsletters
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Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: August 11, 2020
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Each day, we: Track the status of reopening in all 50 states. Compare the status of one industry or activity across the country. Answer key questions about state school reopening plans. Give you the latest stories on other reopening plans and ideas. Want to know what happened yesterday? Click here. We’ll complete our summaries of…
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Biden finishes interviews with VP finalists
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August 11, 2020: Joe Biden has finished interviewing all the finalists for vice presidential nominee. Donald Trump said he will accept the Republican nomination from the White House or Gettysburg. Notable Quote of the Day “Trump goes with Pence because he believes Pence, a former member of Congress, can work with the Washington establishment (and serve…
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Trump signs four executive actions on coronavirus economic relief
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August 10, 2020: Donald Trump signed four executive actions on Saturday for coronavirus economic relief. Several Democratic operatives and activists in Texas launched Blue Texas PAC. Notable Quote of the Day “The Constitution doesn’t give the vice president much to do and he or she rarely performs those constitutional assignments. Beginning with Richard M.…
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Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: August 10, 2020
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Each day, we: Track the status of reopening in all 50 states. Compare the status of one industry or activity across the country. Answer key questions about state school reopening plans. Give you the latest stories on other reopening plans and ideas. Want to know what happened Friday? Click here. We’ll complete our summaries of…
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Bold Justice: Taking a look at Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue
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Welcome to the August 10 edition of Bold Justice, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S. Need to keep up on your federal court news during the dog days of summer? Follow us on Twitter or subscribe to the Daily Brew for all the…
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Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: August 7, 2020
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Each day, we: Track the status of reopening in all 50 states. Compare the status of one industry or activity across the country. Answer key questions about state school reopening plans. Give you the latest stories on other reopening plans and ideas. Want to know what happened yesterday? Click here. Since our last edition What…
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How is 2020’s legislative activity shaping up?
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Comparing legislative activity in 2020 and 2019 In this week’s edition, we compare legislative activity on public-sector labor issues in the first seven months of 2020 with activity during the same period in 2019. 2019 legislative activity, January through July In the first seven months of 2019, legislatures nationwide took…
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Debate commission rejects Trump campaign request for fourth debate
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August 7, 2020: The Commission on Presidential Debates rejected the Trump campaign’s request to add a fourth debate or alter the debate schedule. Kanye West discussed his campaign in an interview with Forbes. Notable Quote of the Day “The real margin of error is often about double the one reported. The notion that a typical margin…
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Documenting America’s Path to Recovery: August 6, 2020
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Each day, we: Track the status of reopening in all 50 states. Compare the status of one industry or activity across the country. Answer key questions about state school reopening plans. Give you the latest stories on other reopening plans and ideas. Want to know what happened yesterday? Click here. Since our last edition What…
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Trump and RNC raise $165 million in July, topping Biden and DNC’s $145 million
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August 6, 2020: Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee raised $165 million in July. Joe Biden and other speakers will not travel to Milwaukee for the Democratic National Convention. Notable Quote of the Day “The fact that Biden and Trump are taking such radically different approaches to person-to-person voter outreach may be something of a…